MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508020300F021.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508020300F021.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 21 hour RUC valid 0Z SUN 3 AUG 25 Station: 38.40,-102.11 Latitude: 38.40 Longitude: -102.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 97 1 950 547 2 900 1034 SFC 884 1196 30.0 15.3 41 14.7 19.7 158 14 314.0 316.4 297.2 352.6 12.46 4 850 1542 26.0 14.0 48 11.9 17.8 159 18 313.4 315.6 296.7 350.3 11.94 5 800 2072 21.0 12.2 57 8.8 15.1 164 18 313.5 315.7 296.3 348.4 11.26 6 750 2627 18.3 2.4 35 15.8 9.1 192 10 316.4 317.6 293.2 335.7 6.09 7 700 3214 14.6 -7.7 21 22.3 3.8 258 8 318.7 319.3 291.3 328.7 3.05 8 650 3833 9.5 -14.5 17 24.0 -0.4 294 10 319.7 320.1 290.6 326.1 1.91 9 600 4489 3.9 -19.7 16 23.6 -4.5 303 11 320.6 320.9 290.3 325.2 1.33 10 550 5188 -2.3 -20.5 23 18.2 -8.4 303 15 321.3 321.6 290.6 326.0 1.36 11 500 5933 -9.1 -18.0 48 8.9 -12.1 303 20 321.9 322.3 291.2 328.2 1.85 12 450 6738 -15.5 -18.8 76 3.3 -16.6 293 27 323.7 324.1 291.8 330.3 1.93 13 400 7616 -21.6 -27.8 58 6.1 -22.9 296 33 326.9 327.1 291.8 330.4 0.98 14 350 8584 -29.1 -37.4 45 8.2 -30.2 295 44 329.5 329.6 292.0 331.1 0.44 15 300 9666 -37.5 -48.4 31 10.8 -38.3 288 60 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.16 16 250 10903 -44.4 -64.8 8 20.4 -45.0 289 70 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 17 200 12379 -49.9 -73.4 5 23.5 -50.4 280 59 353.7 353.7 297.4 353.8 0.01 18 150 14221 -58.1 -82.0 3 23.8 -58.4 282 27 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16707 -64.9 -87.4 3 22.6 -65.0 234 2 402.4 402.4 305.5 402.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5836.60 m Freezing level: 568.68 mb = 4926.67 m = 16163.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.63 mb = 3773.69 m = 12380.73 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 30.90 % Est. max temperature: 32.96 C = 91.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 714.05 mb = 3044.63 m = 9988.81 ft T: 15.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.72 C/km ThetaE index: 27.40 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 650.10 mb = 3831.72 m = 12571.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.47 C = 95.84 F Cap Strength: 4.31 C Lifted Index: -5.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -8.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.17 C Showalter Index: -6.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.23 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 35.09 C Cross Totals Index: 23.14 C K Index: 26.79 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 506.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1836.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 175.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 706.24 mb = 3138.11 m = 10295.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 601.24 mb = 4472.11 m = 14672.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.24 mb = 12016.98 m = 39425.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1821.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.24 mb = 15526.26 m = 50938.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.5 at 15.8 knts Storm direction: 307.5 at 11.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 28.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.8 neg: -0.6 tot: 58.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 18.28 Bulk Shear: 100.47 m/s